Specialist areas: Consumer and lifestyle

Health, Diet, Nutrition (and Lifestyle)

I've done lots of work in this field having written on anything from MRSA on hospital wards (REAL magazine) to the commercialisation of donor breast milk in the US (The Times T2).

Some of the other titles I've written for past or present in this area include such Weight Watchers, Boost!, Take a Break, REAL magazine, Natural Health & Beauty, handbag.com, and many others - mainly because of a deep personal interest in health and nutrition. As well, due to my previous work with young people (see below), I do have expertise in health issues.

Drugs, Alcohol and Substance Misuse

As I was a Specialist Alcohol Worker within a young people's substance misuse project (and also youth offending team) for a number of years; I consider substance use as a topic I'm very much an expert in. I've written on drugs and alcohol for consumer press and more specialist titles like Druglink (the magazine of charity Drugscope). One of my personal favourites for Druglink was a piece on twenty years of ecstasy use in the UK.

Young People and Teenagers

Well, I have a teen and I worked with teens, so yeah, pretty knowledgeable here as well! I write about issues concerning parents of teens for Next Generation, a subscription magazine for parents, and I did a few features for 0-19. Another title I do lots for in this area is Young People Now, aimed at professionals who work with young people.

Travel (including business and families)

Always good to squeeze a commission out of any trip that you’ve done! But travel is a passion for me and one of my favouite areas to write about. I cover business travel as well as consumer travel and have written a considerable amount about my work on this site. See here to learn more.